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A Gateway to Prayer, Shabbat Morning Service, Shemah & Amidah

Geared for children (of all ages, really), this neat little books teaches basic Biblical Hebrew and gets the less observant familiar with the Shabbat service, its prayers and rituals and the meanings behind them as well as the text in Hebrew. It begins with the 'letters' of the Aleph-Bet and takes the reader from there. Well done and well written.

A Reading and Prayer |Primer

God, colourful basic primer for beginning to learn your Alef-Bet.

Answer Book-The First Hebrew Primer, Third Edition

To be used with the First Heb. Primer, the answer book is very helpful to correct any errors made in the exercises.

Biblical Hebrew (Teach Yourself)

Fairly complicated introduction to learning Hebrew on your own despite the author's claim that Hebrew is 'comparatively uncomplicated.'

Everyday Hebrew

Interesting approach to Hebrew which is also a guide to getting to know how to operate conversationally in Israel. A bit daunting for the beginner but not impossible. First part of the book goes through the basic grammar rules and then the conversations begin. From the pictures, one assumes this was written in the 1950's but still relevant today despite a conversation in which a customer buys a suit for £10.

Forms of Prayer - Daily and Sabbath

Leather bound copy (ISBN 0 9505920 1 3) of Reform Siddur given to the Kehillat Kernow Library by members of the West London Synagogue in appreciation of their visit to Cornwall in September 2007.

Hebrew at Your Ease

Practical, fun and easy to do. A good primer for beginners or intermediates. Starts from the very beginning and a very useful vocabulary given as one goes along. Both cursive and bock letters covered.

Hebrew for All

Thirty lessons for beginner's learning of Hebrew, starting with the alphabet, vocabulary, verbs, and nouns.

Hebrew in 10 Minutes a Day

Easy, practical guide to learning every day Hebrew ; if you master this book, you can get around in Israel using Ivrit rather than English. A good vocabulary builder, brightly illustrated

Hebrew in Three Months, Hugo's Simplified System

A guidebook to everyday communication in Israel which give some grammatical but also practical application for the language.

Hebrew Picture Word Book

Geared for the very young who already have a working knowledge of some basic Hebrew (letters, etc.), and would like to improve on their vocabulary as well as enjoy some colouring activities. A good Cheder book for the more able young student.

How the Hebrew Language Grew

A high school manual to help people beginning to study Hebrew and wanting to know about the origins of language. Scholarly, academic text but geared to the novice and thus, is easily understandable if one has some smattering of Hebrew.

Learn Hebrew

Basic but comprehensive course in modern Hebrew with good vocabulary lists. Starts with the Aleph-Bet, so is fine for beginners. Along with basic rules of grammar, the past, present and future tenses are covered; it's goes through a lesson-by-lesson format with added vocabulary as one goes along. Accessible.

Learn Mishnah

Part of Neusner's series which combines English and Hebrew to expand your knowledge of both text and commentary. Highly readable and good for students who are fairly advanced already in their Biblical Hebrew; if it's further understanding of Hebrew text you want, this is it.

Learn Talmud

Hebrew and English approach to Talmud (and Aramaic) which is a 'how to' guide in beginning the Talmud by the highly readable Jacob Neusner who assumes you know very little about Talmudic study.

Meet our Sages

Wonderful way to expand your knowledge of Hebrew and learn about our sages at the same time. Both Hebrew and English texts and vocabulary lists to help. Who and what sages are, how they study and pray and our relationship to the sages is discussed in highly readable style.

Modern Hebrew, An Essential Grammar

More advanced Hebrew grammar which at level one consists of simple sentences, masculine and feminine, singular and plural forms, verbs and clauses...on to the second level which includes root types, constructs and possessives, adverbials...

Prayer book Hebrew The Easy Way

For those who know their alphabet, this is a step-by-step introduction to learning how to read and translate Biblical Hebrew. Lessons in translation, grammar, vocabulary and common Hebrew prayers are included along with valuable exercises. Highly readable.

Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way - 3rd edition

Updated version from first volume which is better than ever as it includes additional answers and translations. A real must for anyone who sincerely wants to learn Biblical Hebrew.